doorstop

ˈdɔːˌstɒp

Definition

Definition of doorstop - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

householdobject used to keep a door open

She used a brick as a doorstop.

media

Rare

informal interview outside a building

Rare

The minister gave a doorstop after the meeting.

chat

interview

talk

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object used to keep a door open

Origin of doorstop

Old English, dor (door) + stop (block)

Terms with doorstop included in their meaning

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wooden wedge

doorstop

small block of wood used to keep doors open

doorstopper

literature

large book used humorously as a doorstop

Examples of doorstop in a sentence

He bought a decorative doorstop shaped like a cat.
Reporters gathered for a doorstop outside the courthouse.
The CEO held a doorstop to address the rumors.

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French:butée de porte, déclaration à la presse, ...
German:Türstopper, Tür-Interview, ...
Italian:fermaporta, intervista informale, ...
Spanish:tope de puerta, entrevista improvisada, ...
Portuguese:batente de porta, entrevista à porta, ...
Chinese:门挡, 门口采访, ...
Japanese:ドアストッパー, ぶら下がり取材, ...
Arabic:مِسْنَد باب, لِقَاء عَابِر, ...
Hebrew:מַעְצוֹר דֶּלֶת, תִּדְרוּךְ עִיתּוֹנָאִים, ...
Russian:дверной упор, короткое интервью, ...
Ukrainian:упор для дверей, інтерв'ю на ходу, ...
Hindi:डोरस्टॉप, द्वार साक्षात्कार, ...
Bengali:দরজার স্টপার, অনানুষ্ঠানিক সাক্ষাৎকার, ...
Catalan:topall de porta, declaracions improvisades, ...
Czech:zarážka, improvizovaný briefing, ...
Danish:dørstopper, uformelt interview, ...
Dutch:deurstopper, persmoment, ...
Greek:σφήνα πόρτας, ανεπίσημη συνέντευξη, ...
Hungarian:ajtókitámasztó, rögtönzött sajtónyilatkozat, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ទប់ទ្វារ, បទសម្ភាសន៍ក្រៅអគារ, ...
Korean:문지방, 도어스탑, ...
Persian:نگهدارنده در, مصاحبه غیررسمی, ...
Polish:odbojnik do drzwi, wywiad na stojąco, ...
Portuguese (BR):batente de porta, entrevista relâmpago, ...
Romanian:opritor de ușă, interviu ad-hoc, ...
Swedish:dörrstopp, intervju, ...
Thai:ที่ขัดประตู, สัมภาษณ์สั้นๆ, ...
Turkish:kapı tutacağı, kapı önü röportajı, ...
Vietnamese:vật chặn cửa, cuộc phỏng vấn nhanh, ...

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